Shrimp Gobies live in a classic symbiosis with their alpheid shrimp partners. The shrimp maintains the burrow and the goby keeps a look out for danger. Great to watch when you’ve some time to lie down on the sand when scuba diving.
A common Shrimp Goby around here with a distinctive line from the eye to the gill cover.
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Another shrimp with banded markings - this one is distinguished by a red margin on the dorsal and upper caudal fins.
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Distinguished from the Lagoon Shrimp Goby by blue spots rather than stripes on the face, we think.
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Mis-identified as a Yellow Shrimp Goby variant for many years. The blue lines on the face were the giveaway.
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With distinctive, delicate, pink speckling around the head and a barred body.
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We are not so sure of this identification - most photos of the fish that we see show a more definite brown banding.
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Better named the Gold-specked Shrimp Goby, these are smallish fish.
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Named after the black line on its side, which is not a great surprise.
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Phangan Marine Life
